Dedicated Leaders with Local-Church Experience
Proven. Passionate. Purposeful.
Because 17²ÝÊÓƵ is an online college, we are able to bring trusted faculty together from all parts of God’s Kingdom. Bringing Proven Leaders to You isn’t just a slogan – it’s a realized, fundamental component of who we are doctrinally, philosophically, and practically.
Brian Wagner, PhD
- Chair of DMin program
- 45+ Years Ministry Experience
- Published multiple articles at Academia.edu, Chafer Theological Journal, Journal of Dispensational Theology, and Aletheias
- Ph.D. – Piedmont Baptist Graduate School, 2012
Cameron Cloud, PhD
- Pastor, Central Baptist Church, Dunn NC
- 25+ Years Ministry Experience
- Ph.D. – Piedmont International University, 2013
Don Forrester, DRE | EdD
- Founding Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, VAÂ
- Co-Founder and Chancellor of 17²ÝÊÓƵ
- 45+ Years Ministry Experience
- DRE – Temple Baptist Seminary, 1975
- EdD – Temple Baptist Seminary, 1994
J. Michael Lester, DMin
- President, 17²ÝÊÓƵ
- 30+ Years Ministry Experience
- DMin – Luther Rice Seminary, 2017
- Published books include Rightly Divided, Victory, and Dispensationalism
Peter Youmans
- Pastor, Davidson Baptist Church, Hazard KY
- 35+ Years Ministry Experience
- DMin – Luther Rice Seminary, 2001
- PhD – Piedmont Baptist Graduate School, 2011
- Published in Journal of Dispensational Theology and Leadership Journal
Kurt Skelly, DMin – Guest Lecturer
- Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Fredericksburg VA
- 30+ Years Ministry Experience
- DMin – Liberty University, 2023
- Board Chair, 17²ÝÊÓƵ